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SIFMA Economic Roundtable Assesses New Normal For 2020: COVID-19 Drags GDP Growth Forecast To -5.5%

Date 02/06/2020

Today, SIFMA unveiled the results of its biannual survey of the chief U.S. economists of 26 global and regional financial institutions. With the emergence of the global pandemic COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020, the economy and capital markets experienced severe economic and capital markets shocks.
Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Measures To Facilitate Career Entry During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date 02/06/2020

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is implementing temporary exceptional measures to facilitate career entry in the sectors governed by the Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services. These measures will, subject to certain conditions, make it possible for candidates to complete their probationary period prior to passing their exams.
CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee’s Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Subcommittee Holds Table Top Discussion And Revises Membership

Date 02/06/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Market Risk Advisory Committee’s (MRAC) Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Subcommittee (Subcommittee) held a virtual table top discussion earlier today regarding CME Clearing (CME) and LCH Limited’s (LCH’s) single-step proposals for the transition of discounting and price alignment interest for certain products to the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR), scheduled for October 2020. CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam is the sponsor of MRAC.
Nodal And IncubEx Expand Environmental Markets With Five New Contracts And Twelve REC Vintage Extensions

Date 02/06/2020

Nodal Exchange today launched new North American environmental futures and options contracts on the Oregon Clean Fuels Program and renewable energy certificates (RECs). New extended vintages on twelve previously listed REC contracts were also implemented.
Cboe Global Markets Acquires Trade Alert, Adding Real-time Alerts And Analytics To Information Solutions Offering

Date 02/06/2020
- Acquisition of Trade Alert expected to provide real-time notifications and client touchpoints, reaching end users with highly curated information, alerts and messaging through Cboe's own communications pipeline
- Service complements earlier Hanweck and FT Options acquisitions, further bolsters Cboe's diverse suite of information solutions offerings
- Deal closed on June 1, 2020

MIAX Options, MIAX PEARL And MIAX Emerald: Position And Exercise Limit Increases For Options On Certain Exchange-Traded Funds

Date 02/06/2020

MIAX Options, MIAX PEARL and MIAX Emerald have increased the position and exercise limits for certain exchange-traded funds as shown below.
CFTC Charges Kentucky Man In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

Date 02/06/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the filing of a civil enforcement action in the Eastern District of Kentucky against defendant William S. Evans III (d/b/a Turning Point Investments) of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, charging him with fraud in connection with soliciting clients to trade S&P commodity futures contracts and options in a commodity pool while failing to register with the CFTC. The Commission’s action also names Evans’ wife, Frances Evans, as a relief defendant in possession of funds from Evans’ alleged illegal activity. On May 29, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Claria Horn Boom signed a statutory restraining order freezing the Evanses’ assets and prohibiting the destruction or concealment of their books and records.
UPDC Reaps Benefits Of igerian Stock Exchange’s Resilience With Listing Of 16BN Rights Issue

Date 02/06/2020

UACN Property Development Company Plc (UPDC) has become yet another beneficiary of The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE or The Exchange) commitment to provide continued access to capital even in the face of COVID-19. The company successfully listed its N16 Billion Rights Issue of 15,961,574,145 Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each at N=1.00 per Share on the NSE platform on Tuesday, 2 June 2020.
EBA Issues Guidelines To Address Gaps In Reporting Data And Public Information In The Context Of COVID-19

Date 02/06/2020
- The Guidelines address, in a proportionate way, data gaps in supervisory reporting and disclosure associated with the measures to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
- The Guidelines are needed to ensure that the minimum necessary information is available to monitor and assess risks associated with institutions’ activities, and to strengthen transparency and market discipline.
- By design, in the application of these guidelines, proportionality and supervisory flexibility play a key role.
SIX Trading Key Figures: May 2020

Date 02/06/2020

In May 2020 trading turnover on the Swiss Stock Exchange was down 15.3% compared to the previous month and reached CHF 130.4 billion, while the number of transactions dropped by 11.5% to a total of 7,800,414. In comparison with the corresponding period last year, trading turnover was up by 48.7% to reach CHF 867.9 billion, while the number of trades rose by 111.5% to a total of 47,807,395. The SMI® rose by 2.1% and reached 9,831.5 points at the end of May.